Neonatal Sister​/Charge Nurse

Main area Neonatal Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent:
At The Dudley Group, we understand the benefits of offering a range of flexible working options from day one of employment to support both employees and the Trust. Offering flexible working opportunities is one of the ways that the Trust aims to attract and retain a diverse workforce. Further information on the options available can be found via the link in the job advert.

Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (24/7 service provision) Job  

Employer The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Russells Hall Hospital Town Dudley Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/03/2026 23:59

Are you a Qualified in Specialty (QIS) neonatal nurse with a passion for delivering outstanding care to our smallest patients and their families? Are you ready to take the next step in your career and embrace a leadership role within a supportive and forward-thinking team?

We are looking for a highly motivated and compassionate Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse to join our dedicated neonatal unit at Russell’s Hall Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead by example, support junior staff, and contribute to the continuous development of neonatal services.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in neonatal intensive, high dependency, and special care
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills

We warmly welcome informal visits to meet the team, explore the unit, and see what makes our neonatal service so special.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for babies and their families, ensuring effective liaison with other agencies as appropriate.

To contribute to the development of multidisciplinary electronic patient record database, participating in the review of current documentation.

To work as a senior member of the Neonatal Team, providing support and leadership to all staff as appropriate.

To be responsible for the delivery of high standards of effective patient care, ensuring individual programmes of care are assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated.

To promote and maintain effective communication systems both within and outside the Trust and create an environment that encourages open communication and trust.

To act as a professional role model, through commitment to the integration into practice of Trust policies and procedures.

To ensure that all nursing and midwifery practice is in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct.

Be involved in establishing Trust/Network agreed standards of care by which overall performances can be measured and evaluated, keeping up to date with clinical governance activities.

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust recognises the values and transferable skills that the Armed Forces community bring and recognise their compatibility with NHS roles.

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.

• RN/RSCN/RNC/RM
• Recognised post-graduate qualification in Neonatal Nursing (QIS)
• Evidence of…